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Postings

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 28, 2005


The Macintosh User's Forum of the Bay Area Macintosh User's Group will discuss digital camera software at 1 p.m. today at the Clearwater East Library, 2251 Drew St. For information, call Russ Cromwell at 727 786-8275, or send e-mail to machelp@help4me.com

The Suncoast Linux Users Group will meet at 7 p.m. today at the St Petersburg Public Library, 3745 Ninth Ave. N; at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Brandon Barnes & Noble; and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the New Port Richey Public Library, 5939 Main St. For information, check www.suncoastlug.org/

Computer classes in March at the Cares Elfers Center include Computer I and II, Internet, Digital Camera and eBay Buying and Selling. Registration will be from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the center, 4136 Barker Drive. For information, call (727) 847-1290.

Marcy Dunn of Smart Computing magazine will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Greater Tampa Bay PC User Group meeting, Brandon High School, 1101 Victoria St., Room 129. For information, call Al Miller at (813) 685-6622 or visit gtbpcug.org.

The Pasco Suncoast User Group will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hudson Library, 8012 Library Road. For information, call 727 847-5991, or e-mail psug@att.net

The Microcomputer Users Group will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Largo Library, 351 East Bay Drive. For information, call (727) 724-0667.

Classes this week at the Hernando Computer Club include Create-A-Card, hardware installations and Introduction to Computers. For information, visit www.hcc.org/ or call 352 592-0070.

AComputer Conference for Older Adults will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 16, sponsored by the city of St. Petersburg Office on Aging and the Sunshine Multipurpose Senior Center, 330 Fifth St. N. Speakers will include St. Petersburg Times personal technology editor Dave Gussow and lawyer Bronwyn Stanford of the Stetson University College of Law. Workshops include Travel and the Internet; Digital Photography; Introduction to Computers and the Internet; and Health and Medication Resources on the Internet. Reservation deadline is March 11. Send a check for $15, payable to the city of St. Petersburg Office on Aging, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. For information, call Nancy Skirchak at (727) 893-7102.

Computer clubs and other organizations are welcome to submit items for the Postings column. Events should be free or have only nominal charges such as to cover the cost of a meal, and must be open to the public. The deadline for submissions is today for publication next week. Items can be sent to personaltech@sptimes.com

[Last modified February 25, 2005, 13:00:08]


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